not worth it to wait for spring. start school somewhere else. @livvbrown @ancientmali @nine2five2015 @vamominvabeach
Congratulations to everyone who has been accepted, best wishes to all that are finding their place!
My daughter was accepted, we live in CT…no merit money. AU was her first choice in the beginning of her search, however financially this will be a tough choice. Was FAFSA info included in acceptance pkg? I can’t find it.
@PoliSciGuy23
You are an interesting individual based on your recent comment. IF you are a bigot, then Washington, DC may be a difficult place for you to thrive. IF you possess lots of bigoted thoughts and perceptions, then Washington, DC may be a difficult place for you to thrive.
American accepts 12% Hispanics, 7% AA, 7% AS, and over 56% whites. Against that background, you accuse the school of being diversity driven. Really? In case you did not know it, Tulane has a very large Jewish population. American admits 5 women for every 3 men. If you truly feel that American University is “diversity driven” then you will probably fit in well at George Mason; you may have some challenges at Tulane, American, and GWU.
Good luck in the admissions process. Hopefully, you will end up someplace where you feel appreciated for your hard work, scholastic achievements, and interests.
@ohrly123 No need to be hostile. You have no grasp of my situation nor financial situation. I am very grateful for an acceptance to AU and wish everyone the very best. I was merely shedding some light on the situation. As you can see, everyone else on here is being very respectful like the adults and young adults that we are. Please repay the courtesy. I wrote the comment in response (context) to an accusation that I had posted a false decision.
Anyway, thanks everyone for the comments! I deeply understand and connect with the feelings that admissions season elicits because, of course, I have been rejected/waitlisted at schools too. It hurts. It’s very saddening and leads to legitimate questions. The best anyone can do is to yes experience and go through the hurt, gather community, and then move forward. No one deserves anything other than respect and a fair evaluation according to admissions committee standards. You can’t deserve an acceptance. I wish we could, but that’s not reality. Generally, everyone on CC has outstanding potential anywhere they end up and I only said the things I said to help keep people grounded. Best wishes to everyone and I know you’ll all do well wherever you matriculate!
@kells16 A friend who showed little need on the FAFSA did very well in FA at AU, likely via the CSS. Did you complete the css profile?
Yes, we did complete the CSS profile.
Got waitlisted yesterday. Had much higher stats than American’s middle 50% but showed absolutely no interest (it was obvious that American was a safety) so I’m definitely not surprised by the decision. Congrats to all those admitted and good luck to the rest of us who weren’t 
@nmackpaddywhack I admit I have no idea of yours or others financial state but was responding to your rather broad brushed statement “What is up with this sense of entitlement?”. I might suggest refraining from such a large accusation amongst respectful adults.
Rejected from American, I am absolutely stunned. Although it was not my first choice, it’s ludicrous that so many great students like me got rejected/waitlisted. My stats were exactly in accordance with American, and I wrote very compelling responses for their short answers. I am extremely disappointed in the admissions at American. I guess it wasn’t meant to be!
Oh, please. Every school does this. And it’s not just about publicizing yields. Colleges need to be able to predict yields so they can admit the right number to achieve the right-sized freshman class. What would be the point in accepting a bunch of high-achievers who are unlikely to attend? The use of the Common App has encouraged students to apply more and more widely every year (and often thoughtlessly), making the admissions game a bigger and bigger headache for the schools.
MommaJ is correct, but I still can’t reconcile a denial after an invitation to a second round of consideration for a scholarship or special honor.
Hopefully next year the admissions dept will look into the 350 students that they move into the second round for honors and make sure they are the right fit for American.
Of course the college has the right to accept or deny anyone they choose, but it is also perfectly normal to feel a variety of emotions in response to their decisions. Not admitting students who were invited to the 2nd round for honors gives the frustrating impression that the left hand doesn’t know what the right one is doing. That sort of thing happens everywhere (not just colleges) and it is often maddening.
My D has been dreaming of American for a while, and she was accepted, but it looks like the finances won’t work out. In contacting them, it seems they can only ‘offer’ the additional parent plus loans, after (like many colleges) talking a great deal about how they can make it affordable, not to worry about the money, etc. Again, they are perfectly within their rights to offer as much or as little as they like to help with finances. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t frustrating.
My D is actually glad to find these things to be frustrated about to help her get over the the probability that she won’t be able to attend. Getting a little mad at them makes it a little easier to accept.
The sad and mad feelings will subside as everyone moves on. But they are OK to feel for now. 
@randomkid23 I’m not sure what I want to major in. Everyday I change my mind. Sometimes I think that I want to double major in business and communications. Other days I think I should try a little technology or dab in computer programming, just to try it. I love politics and making a difference, but I’m just worried that if I pursue that career I will make no money or not find jobs.
@prettycoolright that is what college is for - to discover what you want to do. Nothing has to be decided until you declare a major sophomore year, and even then you can still take on minors and dabble in other things. I would urge you to follow your passions - it will allow you to be engaged and do well, and when that happens, everything else will fall into place.
@ohrly123
Statements such as “Sorry to all who DESERVED to get in” are the reason why I wrote that. If you weren’t one of the people that said something like that, then the remark simply wasn’t targeted toward you. I’m sorry if it irked you, but there remains better ways you could have engaged me about it. Publicly “indicting” my acceptance, financial situation, etc. is not of these ways esp. as a fellow Eagle/adult. That is shameful.
All I was saying was that there is no deserving person in any admission process. There are only a huge pool of viable and qualified candidates (+16K in this case). Just because I was accepted does not mean I deserved to get in. I didn’t earn an acceptance. It was granted. A lot of people have to accept that the admission process contains far too many variables/factors to think that high stats are going to glide you into the AU door. Be frustrated, but not egotistical to the point that one thinks he/she/your daughter/your son deserved an acceptance. That is entitlement. The process isn’t necessarily fair, but that $75 app fee and signature were an acceptance of that fact. Finally, the honors program and admissions process are two wholly different processes. One’s progress through the honors program rounds has no, if very little, bearing upon your ultimate admission decision. That is standard across every university in the United States. If one wants that to change, then you’ll have to get involved in the admissions’ committees. In any case, best wishes and my condolences to anyone who may have been inadvertently offended. You’ll do great wherever you end up especially considering your demonstrated aptitude!
@nmackpaddywhack I don’t believe that the way the honors program works here is standard across the board. Maybe at the Ivy leagues and higher ranked schools but not at this level.
Also. You absolutely deserve your acceptance and I hope that you just mistook the meaning behind what the others have said. All they are trying to say is that whatever system American uses to determine acceptance is not consistent and is puzzling. I think they were just trying to make the ones who did not get in feel better. American obviously saw something in you that they want and that’s what you need to get in.
Good luck
I must admit, while I largely agree with what @nmackpaddywhack has said, I am perplexed by those who made it to second round of honors, and were then wait listed or rejected. My S applied for Honors (which was also technically an application for AU Scholars and University College), and didn’t make the second round. He was then accepted to the university with a Dean’s scholarship and got into AU Scholars. Go figure.
I’d agree with busymom1234 that if you are even invited to apply for an honors program or a scholarship at other schools you are most certainly in, regardless of the outcome of the special program. Not sure how AU runs its process, but I guess we can find something funky about every school, especially if you spend your days trolling CC